The triliteral root qāf rā ʿayn (ق ر ع) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun qāriʿat (قَارِعَة). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click ona word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (13:31:37) qāriʿatun | a disaster | وَلَا يَزَالُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا تُصِيبُهُمْ بِمَا صَنَعُوا قَارِعَةٌ |
| (69:4:4) bil-qāriʿati | the Striking Calamity | كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ |
| (101:1:1) al-qāriʿatu | The Striking Calamity | الْقَارِعَةُ |
| (101:2:2) l-qāriʿatu | (is) the Striking Calamity | مَا الْقَارِعَةُ |
| (101:3:4) l-qāriʿatu | (is) the Striking Calamity | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
